The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is leading a session on locally-led urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Asia-Pacific at the Gobeshona Global Conference on January 19, 2021. The Conference, hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), brings together actors from around the world to share knowledge, research, and practical experiences on climate change issues.
This year, the Gobeshona conference is focusing on locally-led adaptation across different geographical regions. The event is taking place virtually on January 18-24, 2021. To register for the Conference, please click here.
Facilitated by the UNEP-hosted Global Adaptation Network (GAN), UNEP’s session will focus on its work in locally-led, urban EbA with a deeper dive on the ‘Building climate resilience of urban systems through EbA in the Asia-Pacific region (Urban EbA Asia)' project. The session will highlight GAN’s partnership with the EPIC (Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities) Network, which will be launching its first regional training in Asia in May 2021, as well as the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) that seeks to identify and close adaptation knowledge gaps through a participatory process.
You can register for the session through this link.
The regional urban EbA project (2017-2021), funded by the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aims to reduce vulnerability of poor urban communities in Asia-Pacific to climate change impacts using EbA, with interventions in cities of four target countries: Thimphu (Bhutan), Kep (Cambodia), Phongsaly and Oudomxay (Lao PDR) and Mandalay (Myanmar).
The session will also introduce a toolkit currently being developed by UNEP, UN-Habitat, and partners that aims to provide guidance on building climate resilience through EbA in urban areas. The toolkit is designed for local and national governments, and other stakeholders seeking to implement urban EbA. The toolkit provides guidance on methodologies and techniques for identifying optimal EbA measures.
For more information on UNEP’s work in EbA, visit here.
